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Police still investigating circumstances surrounding death of student at US University

By Anyango Atieno | 6yrs ago
Norah Borus Chelagat after arriving at Stanford University in December 2015. [File, Courtesy]

The family of Norah Jelagat Borus is yet to get information on the cause of her death in a US varsity.

Jelagat Borus, who was one of the best performing students in 2013 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, was on Friday found dead at her residence at Stanford University in California.

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